Tuesday, November 26, 2013

All 5 Lanes Open On Wickham Road

Anderson

MELBOURNE, Florida. – A milestone in the Phase II widening project on
Wickham Road, from NASA Boulevard south to U.S. 192, was reached last night when all five lanes of the roadway were opened to traffic.

Asphalt
paving has been completed in the roadway's two southbound lanes.
Beginning Tuesday, Nov. 26, the center turn lane and two northbound
lanes will be subject to "paving under traffic," said Public Works
Director John Denninghoff. That means all five lanes will be open, but
where asphalt paving is occurring, the traffic lane will be open behind
and in front of the paving work while it's in progress.

"All 5 lanes will be available to drive on through the holiday," Denninghoff said. "There will be no construction on Thursday or Friday, meaning that on Black Friday all of the lanes will be open. There won't be paving equipment in the way."

Weather permitting, Denninghoff said asphalt paving will be underway in the center lane and northbound lanes on Tuesday and Wednesday and, if necessary, will continue on Monday.

Asphalt
paving is the final step for completing Phase II construction of the
center turn lane on the Wickham Road reconstruction project. The $6.5
million project widens the mile-long route and provides safer and more
convenient access to businesses in the heavy traffic corridor by adding a
fifth lane to the only section of Wickham Road that doesn’t have 4
divided lanes.

The announcement comes after Brevard
County District 5 Commissioner Andy Anderson expressed the frustration
of business owners along Wickham Road last week who were awaiting the completion of
the construction project which was initially scheduled to be finished
by Thanksgiving.